Fountain-brush



No. 624,055. Patented .May 2, I899 W. W. LAWRENCE.

FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

(Application filed Mar. 24, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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WILLE'IT W. LAWRENCE,

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FOUNTAIN-BRUSH.

iPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 624,055, dated May2,1899.

Application filed March 24,1898.

T0 at whom it may concern: I

Be itknown that I,WILLETT W. LAWRENCE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Geneva, in the county of Ontario and State of New York, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Hydraulic Cleansing- Brushes,of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to make a durable and convenient hydraulicbrush of simple construction and designed for Washing windows,railway-coaches, streetcars, &c., where the water can be applied throughthe handle by hydraulic pressure and which con veys the Water out intothe brush when the brush is raised and does not allow the water to fallaway useless as soon as it passes through the brush-head. I accomplishthis for most kinds of work by means of a rubber collar or gasket aroundthe brush and extending toward the outer ends of the brush; but where itis desired to have a constant and heavy flow of water at the outer endsof the brush, as for rinsing purposes, I insert flexible tubes into thehead, which extend out into the brush. I also prevent the marring of thefinely-polished woodwork by the brush-head by extending a rubber gasketout in a rubber cushion which surrounds the entire brushhead, all ofwhich Will be fully understood from this specification and theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of my brushwith part of rubber cushion broken away. Fig. 2 is a sectional view ofmy brush. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of detail of fastening for flexibletube in brush-head.

In the drawings, 10 represents the curved top of the brush-head, which Imake, preferably, of aluminium on account of its light weight.

11 is the wooden part of the brush-head, having the openings for thetufts of bristles and for the water. Gasket 12 is attached to rubbercushion 12, which cushion prevents the marring of highly-polishedsurfaces by the brush-head.

13 is a metal ring to press the rubber ga'sket or collar 14 tight to thehead of the brush and allow no leakage or dripping. Collar 14 Serial No.675,026. (No model.)

keeps the supply of water well within the brush.

Parts 10, 11, 12, 12, 13, and 14 are all secured firmly in place by thescrew-bolts 15 15 15, which I place around the outer edge of thebrush-head, as shown, and when so united they form the water-tightchamber 21, into which the water is introduced through pipe 16 andcontrolled by stop-cock 17, to which may be connected a long or shorthollow handle 22, as desired, and the hose is attached to said handle,or the hose may be attached to my brush-head direct where the handlewould be inconvenient on account of close quarters. Handle 22 is shownbroken off.

I find openings like 18 18 sufficient with the rubber collar for manykinds of work; but if it is desired to have plenty of water at the outerends of the brush I insert the flexible tubes 20 20, which tubes arefastened in the brush-head by means of the metal rings 19 19, which aremade slightly on a taper,as shown in 1 Fig. 3, and are driven tightwithin the ends of i the tubes and hold them fast against the wood 7 5of the brush-head. These openings for water are made between theopenings for the tufts of bristles and may be regulated in numberaccording to the amount of water desired.- The tufts of bristles arefastened in the brushhead in the usual manner.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In hydraulic cleansing-brushes, a hollow handle with stop-cocktherein and a chamber in the brush-head to convey liquid under hydraulicpressure to the brush, a brush-head provided with tufts of bristles, andopenings for the liquid between said tufts, a flexible collar or gasketaround the brush to prevent dripping, a rubber cushion around the metalbrush-head to prevent marrin g, substantially as shown and described.

2. In hydraulic cleansing-brushes, the combination of a hollow handlewith stop-cock therein, and a chamber in brush-head to contvey liquidunder hydraulic pressure to the l brush, abrush-head with tufts ofbristles, and qpenings for liquid between said tufts, flexi- ICO bletubes fastened in said openings, a flexible flexible collar 14, andflexible tubes 20 20, to

collar or gasket around the brush to prevent convey the Water into thebrush, as shown dripping, a rubber cushion around the metal anddescribed and for the purpose set forth.

brush-head to prevent marring, substantially In Witness thatI claim theforegoing I have as shown and described. hereunto set my hand in thepresence of two 15 In a hydraulic cleansing-brush, metal Witnesses.

part of brush-head 10, Wood part 11, gasket- \VILLETT \V. LAWVRENCE.

cushion 12 12, ring 123, screw-bolts 15 15 15, In presence of pipe 16with cook 17, handle 22, and openings JOHN H. RIGBY,

IO 15 18 in the brush-head, in combination with \V. SMITH OBRIEN.

